Apparatus for dispensing medications in capsule or pill form
AssigneePhysior
InventorJean-Pierre Coustenoble
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Abstract
A dispenser apparatus (1, 60) for medications (2) in capsule or pill form includes a case (3, 64) dispensing the medications and a removable loader (4, 75) capable of containing the medications previously put into the loader. The case includes a driving mechanism (7, 61) for driving the loader in a given direction, and optical detection (39) arranged in order to detect the passage of a medication at the moment of its exit from the case and connected to a electronic device (40) for storing, computing and retrieving the data relating to the dispensing of medications. The loader includes several transverse compartments (24) forming a continuous longitudinal chain, the loader and the orifice being arranged in order to allow the exit of the medication directly under gravity when it is dispensed.
Claims9
Dispenser apparatus for medications in capsule or pill form, comprising:
- a case having an exit orifice for said medications,
- a loader removable from said case comprising a plurality of transverse compartments forming a continuous longitudinal chain, each of said compartments being capable of containing at least one of said medications, each of said compartments having an open end located on one side in the direction of the exit orifice and a closed end on its other side,
- said case comprising:
- means for driving the loader in a given direction, in order to bring each of the said medications successively, one by one, above the exit orifice of the case, and
- optical detection means disposed in proximity to said orifice, arranged in order to detect a passage of each of said medications at the moment of its exit from the case and connected to electronic means for storing, computing and retrieving data relating to said exit of medications, said loader and said orifice being arranged in order to allow said exit of each of said medications, directly and successively, under gravity, through said orifice.
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